Congratulations to all of the museums who have been awarded funding in the first round of the VIM Grants Program for 2014.
Fourteen volunteer museums were successful with funds totaling $19,420! These funds will support the work of an estimated 450 volunteers across 12 local government areas in 8 regions of NSW in caring for our heritage and engaging local communities.
Projects funded include:
Collection management
- Grenfell Museum
Storage and materials
- Condobolin Museum
- Miss Porter’s House
- Mulwaree High School Remembrance Museum
- Old School Museum Merimbula
- Port Macquarie Historical Society Museum
Showcases and mannequins
- Australian Golf Heritage Museum
- Bingara Museum
- NSW Lancers Memorial Museum
- Old Courthouse Museum Batemans Bay
Exhibition development
- Nambucca Headland Museum
Oral history project
- Evans Head Living Museum
Security
- Bega Pioneers Museum
Conservation project
- Steam Tram & Railway Preservation Society Limited
This is an Arts NSW devolved funding program, administered by Museums & Galleries of NSW on behalf of the NSW Government.